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Ch 6 Digestive
Set 2
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Medical
11th Grade
04/30/2011
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Term
anorexia
 Definition
loss of appetite. this is a physical condition and not mental.
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ascites
 Definition
accumulation of serous fluid in the abdomen
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borborygmus
 Definition
rumbling of the stomach
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cachexia
 Definition
general lack of nutrtion and wasting away
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cholelithiasis
 Definition
gallstones in the gallbadder
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Crohn disease, regional enteritis
 Definition
chronic inflammation, usually of the ileum
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cirrhosis
 Definition
degeneration of the liver
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colic
 Definition
spasms of hollow organs, usually the colon
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deglutition
 Definition
swallowing
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dysentery
 Definition
inflammation of the intestine
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dyspepsia
 Definition
indigestion
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dysphagia
 Definition
painful swallowing
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eructation
 Definition
burping
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halitosis
 Definition
bad breath
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hematemesis
 Definition
vomiting  blood
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melena
 Definition
dark, tarry stools
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peristalsis
 Definition
involuntary wave-like movements in the GI tract
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pyloric stenosis
 Definition
narrowing of the pylorus
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steatorrhea
 Definition
fatty stool
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